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SHALLOP

\ʃˈaləp], \ʃˈaləp], \ʃ_ˈa_l_ə_p]\

Definitions of SHALLOP

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A large schooner-rigged boat with two masts.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Large two-masted schooner-rigged boat.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A small open boat.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A large boat with two masts, schooner-rigged.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A small light boat; a large boat with two masts, and usually rigged like a schooner-now written sloop.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [French, Spanish, German] A sort of large boat with two masts, and usually rigged like a schooner; a small boat with lugsails.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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